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GOODWILL (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
GOODWILL.  
Summary of changes in goodwill

    

    

Accumulated

    

Goodwill after

Goodwill

impairment losses

Impairment losses

Balance as of January 1, 2020

 

17,445,205

 

(7,975,894)

 

9,469,311

(+/-) Foreign exchange effect

 

4,976,383

 

(2,342,175)

 

2,634,208

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

22,421,588

 

(10,318,069)

 

12,103,519

(+/-) Foreign exchange effect

 

1,469,190

 

(595,284)

 

873,906

Results in operations with subsidiary and joint ventures (note 3.4)

(549,898)

(549,898)

Balance as of December 31, 2021

 

23,340,880

 

(10,913,353)

 

12,427,527

(+/-) Foreign exchange effect

 

(1,595,333)

 

802,270

 

(793,063)

Balance as of December 31, 2022

 

21,195,649

 

(10,111,083)

 

11,634,464

Schedule of goodwill by segment

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Brazil

 

373,135

 

373,135

 

373,135

Special Steel

 

3,844,314

 

4,111,619

 

3,828,841

North America

 

7,417,015

 

7,942,773

 

7,901,543

 

11,634,464

 

12,427,527

 

12,103,519